Two friends of mine are playing in a local first round qualifier at Scotch Valley Country Club in Altoona for the US Open today so I’m headed over to watch them. There are 39 players contending for 3 sectional qualifier spots. The sectionals will be held June 5-6.
The two friends are Tom Koehle and RJ Porter. Tom used to be an assistant pro at my club Toftrees and has just taken the head pro’s job at Huntington Country Club which is about 25 miles away. RJ is the guy who I wrote about in some emails to a few of you last year who played against Michelle Wie in an US Mid Amateur qualifier.
I’ll be back later tonight to fill in details of their rounds.